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1、每小题2分，满30阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AInternational Robotics Forum（论坛）Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5The Robotics Society of Japan （ RSJ） , to provide opportunities for young robot lovers to learn more about industrial and service robots, is going to hold the International Robotic

2、s Forum that will cooperate with this years International Robot ExhibitionThe lectures and explanations throughout the Conference will be given in Japanese but will be interpreted into English at the same timeThe Conference will offer a great opportunity for senior high school students from all arou

3、nd the world to communicate with each other through robotsTherefore, we look forward to your active participationThe event will take place two daysOn the morning of Day One, ProfShin ichi Yuta of the Shibaura Institute of Technology will give a lecture on basic mobile robotics and learning through r

4、obots This will be followed by a talk by Mr Kazuhiko Yokoyama of Yasukawa Electric Corporation who will explain the mechanism and control of robots and also point out the highlights（最精彩的部分）of the International Robot ExhibitionWe will prepare a challenge for all the participants We will send you them

5、es for robot researchYou will study them in advance, and on the afternoon of Day One,you wi11 visit the Tokyo International Exhibition Center and investigate （详细研究）real robot You will be able to experience fun and excitement of advanced robot technologies On the morning of Day Two, you will present

6、your study and investigation resultsOn the afternoon of Day Two，as the final event, awards will be given by the RSJ to groups that have given outstanding presentationsWe hope that many future robot researchers and engineers will be born today21Who is the Conference intended for? AThe RSJ professorsB

7、Robot lovers of all ages CJapanese robot researchersDSenior high school students worldwide22When can the participants study the real robots? AOn the morning of December 4 BOn the afternoon of December 4 COn the morning of December 5 DOn the afternoon of December 523What type of writing is this text?

8、 AAn announcement BAn exhibition guide CA research paperDA robotics show guideBTwo of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointmentMy father is famou

9、s in our family for saying“Take the extra minute to do it right”I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment，whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot

10、coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding （衬垫）onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee tableI dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safetyIts equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationshipsWe all

11、 know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they hadforegonean opportunity to say “I love you“or “I forgive you”When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday，I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be hereBut then I though

12、t about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after allI know there will still be occasions when I have to say“if only” about something, but my life is definitely better beca

13、use of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventualityAnd even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that Im doing the right thing Im buying myself peace of mind and th

14、ats the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being24Which of the following is an example of the extra minute rule?AStart the car the moment everyone is seatedBLeave the room for a minute with the iron workingCMove an object out of the way before it trips someoneDWait for an extra minute so t

15、hat the steak tastes better25The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday toAmeet her father who was already an old manBkeep her appointment with the eye doctorCjoin in the holiday celebration of the companyDfinish her work before the deadline approached 26The underlined word foregone in Pa

16、ragraph 3 is closest in meaning to AlackedBabandonedCavoidedDwasted27What is the best title for the passage?AThe Emotional Well-beingBThe Most Useful RuleCThe Two Saddest Words DThe Peace of MindCIf a woman has an extra piece of cake，don t blame it on greed, blame it on her brainScientists have foun

17、d that womens brains react to food very differently - and much more strongly - than men sAcademics found that decades of dieting pressure on women and advertising have programmed certain parts of the female brain to react strongly when faced with any kind of foodMen，on the other hand, are not usuall

18、y as obsessive （着迷的）about what they eatDr Rudolf Uher and his colleagues at the Institute of Psychiatry in Kings College London used brain scanning technology，known as functional magnetic resonance imaging （ FMRI），to look at the brains of eighteen men and womenThe volunteers were given images of foo

19、d to look at, as well as food to tasteTheir brain reactions were observed by the scientistsThey found that the female brains reacted much more strongly than those of malesThe same reaction did not happen when they were shown non-food imagesThe team believe this means women think more about food than

20、 men tend toDrUher said, “This could be related to biological differences between men and womenBut the more likely explanation is that women have a more complicated reaction to food because of social pressure”Professor Carey Cooper，psychology and health professor at Lancaster University，said，“for ce

21、nturies women have had a providing role - preparing and cooking food for their familiesAnd its part of that role to make sure the food is safeThey will therefore be much more sensitive to food than men are, and I would not be surprised if that was now built into their DNA If the female brain react t

22、o food because it historically has developed neural （神经的）pathways to do this, then food will be the way they express their stress Food actually，is a comfort for women”But other experts have said that more research must be done before the results can be provedAmerican scientist Angelo del Parigi of t

23、he John BPierce Laboratory in New Haven, Connecticut, said, “Looking at an FMRI alone cannot make sure whether the stronger reaction in women is due to innate （天生的）differences or a learned process28DrUher and his colleagues carried out the research by comparingAFMRIs effectiveness on women and menBv

24、olunteers reaction to different kinds of foodCvolunteers reaction to food before and after mealsD womens and mens reaction to different images29In DrUhers opinion, women react more strongly to food than men most probably because they are _Atold to do so for a long timeBinfluenced by advertisementsCf

25、orced by powerful social influencesDborn to do so due to biological reasons30According to Professor Carey Cooper, womenAturn to food when they feel sadBare stressed because of food safetyCaccept their social role from the heartDare satisfied with preparing food for their families31What was Angelo de

26、l Parigi s attitude towards the research results?ASurprisedBDoubtfulCUninterested DCuriousDTeens who are preparing to undergo cosmetic surgery（整容手术） often have unrealistic expectationsThe growing numbers of makeover television shows which make cosmetic surgery seem simple，have encouraged adolescents

27、 to pursue surgery to improve their physical appearanceAs a result, more teenagers are going under the knife to achieve a desired lookWhen teens feel the need to have plastic surgery, they believe that it is not a huge deal, but they may not be mature enough to make such a life altering decisionIf t

28、eens feel inadequate before surgery，they will most likely feel disappointed afterwardsNot only is surgery complex and risky for mature adults，it is extremely dangerous for younger people，and some doctors are performing these procedures on kids as young as fourteen！The cost of procedures can add up t

29、o thousands of dollarsInsurance does not cover the costs of these proceduresTeenagers often pay for surgery themselves 一 a very costly purchase for a young personNot only can surgery become addictive for insecure teens，the consequence can be disappointingWhen surgery takes an unexpected wrong turn,

30、irreparable （不可挽回的）damage can occurAny surgery on a young，undeveloped person has a risk of complication （并发症）such as infection （感染），which can lead to death Even if there are no complications, there is no guarantee that surgery will provide the perfect nose or sculpted bodyNo matter how minor the pro

31、cedure, it is not as effortless as it appearsOf course, there are cases where plastic surgery is appropriateIf a child has a serious injury or scarring from an accident，it can be beneficialIn all cases, parents must be involved in the process for the welfare of their child, and must guide them in the rig